Polk County vs. Pennington County
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Polk County (MN) Pennington County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 31,529 14,178
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -0.2% 1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 31,600 13,930
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 31,600 13,930
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.0% 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.2% 22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.0% 18.3%
Female persons, percent 49.8% 50.4%
White alone, percent 92.0% 93.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.9% 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.8% 2.0%
Asian alone, percent 1.2% 0.9%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 6.6% 3.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 86.4% 90.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 2,032 1,056
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.3% 2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 15,039 6,552
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 73.4% 74.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $158,200 $142,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,277 $1,152
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $491 $451
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $707 $690
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 18.3% 17.2%
Building permits, 2018 95 108
Households, 2014-2018 12,516 5,970
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.42 2.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.5% 88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 6.5% 3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 84.3% 86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.8% 76.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.9% 92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 24.1% 20.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.0% 7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.7% 4.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.1% 70.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.7% 66.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 48,703 53,807
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 154,445 108,337
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 331,598 233,507
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $10,555 $16,591
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 18.2 13.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $57,151 $59,036
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $28,856 $30,625
Persons in poverty, percent 12.0% 9.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 760 390
Total employment, 2017 9,346 8,912
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 343,112 384,683
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.6% -4.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,220 936
All firms, 2012 2,968 975
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,712 585
Women-owned firms, 2012 781 244
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,688 898
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 410 121
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,359 772
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.2% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 16.0 22.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,971.13 616.57
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Polk county (MN) and Pennington county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.